Golf club including magnetic loft changing attachment



T. J. MOSS arch 21, 1967 GOLF CLUBINCLUDING MAGNETIC LOFT CHANGINGATTACHMENT Filed Dec. 50, 1963 FIG. 2

INVENTOR.

United States Patent 3,310,309 GOLF CLUB INCLUDING MAGNETIC LOFTCHANGING ATTACHMENT Thomas J. Moss, 408 Fairway Drive, Litchfield Park,Ariz. 85340 Filed Dec. 30, 1963, Ser. No. 334,115 3 Claims. (Cl.273-162) This invention concerns an attachment for golf club head tomake the head have less than normal loft so that it may be used as aputter.

Heretofore some improvements have been produced to make a combinationgolf club so that the club can be used to play on greens with shortfairways where the drives as a rule did not exceed 150 yards.

These improvements had to do with changing the angle of the club headand were somewhat expensive and intricate and apt to get out of fix.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a cheap and easilyemployed block which can be removably secured to the club head when theclub is to be used as a putter.

Another object is to provide a golf club with a removable blook ofresilient material arranged to be attached to the face of the club sothat it may be easily detached at will; said block being wedge shaped sothat when applied to the club head the angle of loft is reduced and theclub is in condition to be used as a putter.

Another object of the invention is to provide a golf club having aremovable wedge shaped face adapted to be attached to the face of theclub by mechanical and magnetic means so that it can be removed at will.

Still another object is to provide a Wedge shaped club face which can beeasily attached to and detached from the club head so as to reduce theangle of loft and make the club suitable for putting.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

I attain the foregoing objects by means of the devices, parts andconstruction shown in the accompanying drawings, in which FIGURE 1 is afront view of a golf club head with my device attached;

FIGURE 2 is an end elevation thereof;

FIGURE 3 is a bottom view of the attachment to fit on to the golf clubhead and change its loft from an angle for driving and/or making chipshots, to an angle suitable for putting;

FIGURE 4 is a face elevational View of said attachment;

FIGURE 5 is an outer end view of said attachment; and

FIGURE 6 is a perspective view of a magnet inserted in the back of theattachment and used to hold the attachment on to the face of the clubhead.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts in the several views.

In the figures, as drawn, 2 refers to the club head of short rangestandard golf clubs having a steel metal head. This is shownparticularly in FIGURES 1 and 2.

The face 3 of the club head is not altered for making the conversion toa putter, as hereinafter described.

My attachment consists of a block 4, of light nonferro'us metal, such asaluminum, or plastic, such as polyethylene. This block has a triangularsection and has a length substantially the same as that of the clubhead. It has an elevation extending from the lower edge 6 to the topedge 7, which is slightly less than the depth of the club head to whichit is to be attached. Its wedge shaped section is such that, whenapplied to the club face 3 the front face 21 will be substantiallyvertical when its rear face 14 is abutted against the face 12 of theclub. On the bottom edge '6 of plate 5 there are two hooks 8 and 9 whichextend away from face 10 of the plate. These hooks do not grip the clubbut are merely intended to keep the attachment from sliding upward onthe club face 12. Screws 24 and 25 hold plate 5 on to the face 21 ofblock 4.

Within block 4, and extending inward from its face 14-, there is arectangular recess 15 which is sized to receive a rectangular magnet 16.This magnet may be held in place in the recess by any convenient means,such as screws 17 and 18, or by cement or any equivalent substance.

When the attachment 4 is placed on the face 12 of the club head 2, itbecomes a substitute for the normal club head face and putting can bedone by contacting the ball with face 10. To aid in this action it is tobe noted that While the block 4 of the attachment is preferably made ofplasticizable material, the face 10 may be made of aluminum or othermaterial somewhat harder than the plastic. It is intended that theplastic give the, club head the desired weight and that the wear or useand abrasion, when the club head strikes a ball, be applied to the metalplate 5. Note that the hooks 8 and 9 are merely extensions of metal face10V The magnet 16 is set into the back face 23 of the attachment and issecured in the recess 15 but is fastened with the screws 17 and 18 tokeep it from jumping out of the recess. Preferably this magnet is of thecomposition type known on the market as Alnico which is a combination ofmagnetic materials set in a base of nonmagnetic metal. This magnet has ashape that will permit the north and south magnetic poles to drawdirectly on the metal of the club head. This draw is suflicient to holdthe attachment in place under normal putting use. To prevent theattachment from sliding upward on the club face 12, the hooks 8 and 9are used.

In playing the short game of golf wherein most of the shots are madewith the club without the attachment, the club, as illustrated, which isa No. 8 iron, is used. This will enable the player to make drives up toyards in length and place the ball upon the green.

When the ball is on the green it may be putted by adding the attachment4 and thus decreasing the angle of the face relative to the vertical.This makes an ideal putting head and the additional weight of theattachment assists in securing the proper balance of the club forputting.

A game played in this manner is scored the same as normal or standardgame of golf.

Iclaim:

1. An article of manufacture comprising a magnetic golf club head havinga low angle striking face inclined upwardly and rearwardly, anattachment consisting of a wedge shaped block having a rear face adaptedto be held against said inclined face of the club head, saidwedge-shaped block having a vertically extending outer forwardlydirected face, a magnet carried at said rear face for removably holdingsaid block onto said inclined striking face of the club head, and hookson said block engageable with lower portions of said head to preventupward sliding of said block on said club head face.

2. An article of manufacture comprising a magnetic golf club head, ablock of non-magnetic material having a wedge shaped section and beingsubstantially co-extensive with the length and height of said golf clubhead, means for removably attaching said block to the striking face ofsaid club head consisting of a magnet embedded in the rear face of theblock; and hooks on a lower edge of said block disposed to engage acorresponding lower edge of said golf club head to prevent said blockfrom sliding upward on the face of said club head.

3. An article of manufacture comprising a magnetic golf club head, ablock of non-magnetic material having a wedge shaped section and adaptedto be substantially co-extensive with the length and height of said goIfclub head, said block having a vertical front face, a metal plateattached to said vertical front face of said block, said plate having anupper edge and a lower edge; said plate having hook forming tabs alongthe lower edge thereof adapted to engage the lower edge of said clubhead, said block having a rear face adapted to conform with the strikingface of said club head, and a magnet carried at 15 said rear face forholding said block on to the striking face of said club head.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 6/1924 Seavey128589 5/1930 Kenny 273-194 10/ 1936 Wettlaufer 273171 X 12/ 1948Warren.

6/ 1949 Curley.

2/1960 Sundberg 273l63 6/1965 Margulis.

FOREIGN PATENTS 8/1947 Great Britain.

RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primary Examiner.

DELBERT B. LOWE, G. J. MARLO,

Assistant Examiners.

1. AN ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE COMPRISING A MAGNETIC GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVINGA LOW ANGLE STRIKING FACE INCLINED UPWARDLY AND REARWARDLY, ANATTACHMENT CONSISTING OF A WEDGE SHAPED BLOCK HAVING A REAR FACE ADAPTEDTO BE HELD AGAINST SAID INCLINED FACE OF THE CLUB HEAD, SAIDWEDGE-SHAPED BLOCK HAVING A VERTICALLY EXTENDING OUTER FORWARDLYDIRECTED FACE, A MAGNET CARRIED AT SAID REAR FACE FOR REMOVABLY HOLDINGSAID BLOCK ONTO SAID INCLINED STRIKING FACE OF THE CLUB HEAD, AND HOOKSON SAID BLOCK ENGAGEABLE WITH LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID HEAD TO PREVENTUPWARD SLIDING OF SAID BLOCK ON SAID CLUB HEAD FACE.